Hose-coupling.



B. MRGAN.

HOSE GOUPLINGt APPLICATION FILED JAN. s, 1998.

` bodies, and more particularly adapted for vented a new and improvedHose-Coupling,

'ments-infastening devices adapted for use y11 together by clamping thehose 11 over the if .Y its rari vvvor BERNARD MORGAN, 0l? NEWPORT, RHGDEXSLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented; aan is, ieee.

To all whom' 'Lt may concern:

. Be it knwn that I, BERNARD MORGAN, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and a resident of Newport, in thecountyoi Newport and State etRhode Island, have inof which the following description.

This invention relates to certain improvea full, clear, and exact inconnection with tubular or cylindrical securing together two suchbodies, as, for instance, securing a hose to a pipe.

-The invention relates to' that type ci fastening devices in which abandis employed for encirclingthe parts to be fastened, and having a shoe atone end'thereoi and thread ed for the reception oi a nut at the oppositeend thereof, said nut engaging with the shoe tohold the ends ofthe bandtogether,

The object of the invention is to provide certain improvements in theshoe, whereby it is adapted for use in connection with bodies of variousdiameters.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings which illustrate asan example the )referred embodiment of my invention, in wich drewing`s-A Figure 1 is an elevational view of the coupling in position; Fig. '2isa section on the line 2 2 of Figa 1 and Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview ci the shoe which i' employ.

10 indicates a rigid pi Je, and 11 indicates a 'flexible hose. AccoringI to the einbodi nient oi the invention here) shown it is dosignedespecially to couple the parts 10 and pipe-1G.

The shoe of the coupling is formed preferably oi sheet metal, andcomprises two cheek` pieces 12 identical in forrn and joined by aconnecting section 14. Said'cheeh pieces 12 extend in approximateparallelism to each other, andthe connectingJ piece 14 is narrower vthanthe width of the cheek pieces so as to leave spaces 15 and 15,respectively above and below the connecting pieces.- The inner edges ofthe cheek pieces 12 are curved as indicated e612, to suit the curvatureci theA pipe, while the outer edges of the cheeks 12 have rdundingpoints 12b, ythe function oi' Atwo subscribing witnesses.

which will hereinafter' fully appear. Engaged with the connecting pieceAv140i the shoeis a hook 16, on oneend of a clamping wire 17. andla'sothat the lower edges 12 ci' the cheek pieces 12 may rest firmly againstthe hose. The clamping wire 17 encircles the hose 11, and has itsopposite end passed between the cheek pieces 12. Said end is threadedand provided with a nut 18, which holds a cupped washer 18 against' thepoints 12h of the cheek Apiece 12 ci the shoe, so as to insure secureengagement between the nut and cheek pieces.

By assembling the parts as illustrated in llig. 2, and operating the nut18 the clamping wire 17 may be forced tightly around the hose, bindingit againstthe pipe, the shoe and nut serving to Join the ends o theclamping wire and permitting any desired tension to be exerted on saidwire. The ex- Said hook lies in the openings 15 treme simplicity of thedevice enables it to be constructed at a low cost, and at the same tnneinsures eil'ectrve oneration.

l-laving thus described the preferred forni of `my invention, what lclaim as new and' and is accommodated by said s" aces at the sidesthereof, the other end oi t e clamping band being extended between thecheek pieces, and a member operating on the second-inentioned end of theclamping band and having a cavity receiving the rounded projectionsofthe shoe. I

lntestimony whereof have signed my name to this'speciiication inthepresence ci' `Bassanini tiendan.

, llitnesses:

lili/ERARD B. MAnsnaLL, C W, Flimmern.

